Severe winter weather & flu impacting blood donations

The American Red Cross says the need for blood has gone from urgent to critical.

In January, 10 blood drives across New Hampshire, which would have produced several hundred donations, were cancelled due to weather conditions, a news release from the Red Cross says.

The flu spreading across the nation has many people feeling sick, so many that the American Red Cross says they are running critically low on donated blood.

If you are interested in donating blood you can do so every 56 days while platelets can be donated every seven days up to 24 times a year. "One vehicle accident victim can need up to 100 units of blood", said Patty Corvaia, American Red Cross.

A combination of punishing winter weather and virulent flu season has resulted in a "critical" shortage of donated blood, the Red Cross said Tuesday morning.

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